ACTIVITY 1

Observe el siguiente video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuNHiKB0_KA

ACTIVITY 2

there is/ there are

Utilizamos "there + be" (hay) para hablar sobre la existencia de

algo. "There + be" se puede expresar en todos los tiempos
verbales, pero al diferencia del español, en inglés conjugamos este
verbo si el nombre que va después está en plural o en singular y si
es contable o incontable.
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There is a clock There´s a pizza There is a student

EXERCISE 1 WRITE IN ENGLISH

 Hay una cama …………………………………………….

 Hay un plato …………………………………………..…

 Hay una revista …………………………………….……

. Hay un cuaderno …………………………………………..

. Hay una estrella …………………..…………………….

 . Hay un niño …………………………….……………….

 ACTIVITY 4
EXERCISE 2

THERE ARE TWO…

there are three students There are six letters

There are two eggs

ACTIVITY 5
EXERCISE 3
Write in english making questions with is there/ are there?

Hay siete días? Hay 5 computadores?

…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………
 f. Hay cinco niños?

…………………………………………………………………………..

Hay cuatro semanas?

……………………………………………………………….…….…

ACTIVITY 6
EXERCISE 4

Answer these questions.

a. How many women are there here?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

b. How many oceans are there?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

c. How many countries are there in south America? ……………………………

d. How many fingers are there in your hands?

e. ……………………………………………………………………………
 RECUERDA:

IS THERE A/AN …? – ARE THERE TWO…?

IS THERE IS A COP HERE?

IS THERE A R/ NO THERE ISN´T
BOARD HERE?
R: YES THERE ARE

ARE ARE THERE TWO TABLES?

R: YES THERE ARE ARE THERE CHILDREN?
R: NO THERE ISN´T

Utilizamos "there + be" (hay) para hablar sobre la existencia de algo. "There + be" se puede
expresar en todos los tiempos verbales, pero al diferencia del español, en inglés conjugamos
 este verbo si el nombre que va después está en plural o en singular y si es contable o
incontable

THERE WAS THERE WERE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1D9NTmK5uQ

there was // there were: son frases verbales impersonales en pasado, utlizan el mismo concepto
que las frases verbales impersonales en presente con la diferencia que estan en pasado.

siginificado:
there was:habia, hubo.
there were: habian, hubieron
Formula: there + was/were + complemento.

ejemplo:

there was a dog on the street// habia un perro en la calle

there was a tree in the forest// habia un arbol en el bosque.

there were some pens// habian unos lapices

there were not any trainers// no habian niguno tenis .

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EXERCISE 5
THERE WAS THERE WERE

Complete the sentences using was or were.

1. Last year there ............... a circus in my town.

o
2. There .............. four cinemas in Sosnowiec in 2004.

o was

o were
3. There ................... many fountains in this park 20 years ago.

o was

o were
4. There ................. a disco party at the beach yesterday.

o was

o were
5. There .................... five bananas in the fridge 2 days ago.

o was

o were
6. There .................. a Chinese restaurant in Olkusz in 2001.

o was

o were
7. There .................. one tailor in my village 10 years ago.

o was

o were
8. There .................. many children in the park yesterday.

o was

o were
9. There .................. an alien in your garden last night.

o was
 o were

10. There .................. five elephants in the zoo in bogotá five mnths ago.

o was

o were

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Conjugación Inglés Español

1ª per. Singular I am talking yo estoy hablando

2ª per. Singular you are talking tú estás hablando

he is talking él está hablando

3ª per. Singular she is talking ella está hablando
It is talking (para objetos)

nosotros/as
1ª per. plural we are talking
estamos hablando

vosotros/as estais
2ª per. plural you are talking
hablando

ellos/as están
3ª per. plural they are talking
hablando

Como ves, para formar el presente continuo utilizamos el verbo to be como auxiliar, y el verbo
principal en gerundio. Lo importante es saber construir el gerundio, y una vez hecho esto,
intercalar el verbo to be para utilizarlo como auxiliar.
PRESENTE CONTINUO

Uso del presente continuo

Este tiempo verbal podemos usarlo para expresar distintas cosas; y en diferentes circunstancias:

1. Para referirnos a acciones que se están desarrollando en el mismo momento en el que

se habla.

I am reading a book ->

Yo estoy leyendo un libro (en
este preciso instante)

2. Tambien utilizamos el presente continuo para describir cosas que suceden alrededor
del momento al que estamos hablando.

She is studying English -> Ella está esstudiando inglés (no precisamente ahora)

Podemos usar el presente continuo para referirnos a acciones que se vienen produciendo
con cierta frecuenca

You are always working -> Estás siempre trabajando (lo hace
frecuentemente)
 Negación e interrogación del presente continuo

Para negar el presente continuo tenemos que colocar la partícula not entre el auxiliar y el
verbo principal. Para hacer preguntas tenemos que poner primero el auxiliar y después el
pronombre personal.

EJEMPLO:

 Im not sleeping at the moment, she is not dancing/ laughing, they are not laughing

ACTIVITY 8 EXCERCISE 6
use the promts to complete the questions you might need extra words, : example

why/ she/running/fast/ park: why is she running fast in the park?

Where/they/ working/afternoon?
How/you/doing/this exercise
What/Paul/looking for
When/ Teresa/coming/Colombia
How many/t shirts/ they/ buying

:
 EXCERCISE
I am reading a book / Estoy leyendo un libro
Helen is phoning a friend / Helen está telefoneando a un amigo

La forma negativa añade la partícula 'not' al auxiliar:

Complete the chart using negative form

I am not play g Yo no estoy jugando

You are not playing Tú no estás jugando
He is not p g Él no está jugando
We are not pl in g Nosotros no estamos jugando
You are not p in g Vosotros no estáis jugando
They are notplaying Ellos no están jugando

I am not reading a book / No estoy leyendo un libro

Helen is not phoning a friend / Helen no está telefoneando a un amigo

b.) La forma interrogativa invierte el sujeto y el auxiliar:

Am I pla ying? ¿Estoy yo jugando?

Are you playing? ¿Estás tú jugando?
Is he playing ? ¿Está él jugando?
Are we playing ? ¿Estamos nosotros jugando?
Are you playing? ¿Estáis vosotros jugando?
Are theyplaying? ¿Están ellos jugando?
 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

I am ( not ) am I ?
You are (aren´t) are you ?
He is ( isn´t ) is he ?
She is ( isn´t ) is she ? + Verb_ing
It is ( isn´t ) is it ?
We are (aren´t) are we ?
They are (aren´t) are they ?

Affirmative Negative Questions

The Present Continuous expresses an action that is in progress now.

ACTIVITY 8 EXCERCISE 6

Write the –ing form of these verbs:

a. Work …………………… b. Dance ……………… c. Buy …………………… d. Live
…………………
e. Speak ………………… f. Study ……………… g. Drink ………………… h.
Drive ………………
i. Have …………………… j. Do ……………………… k. Write ……………….
l. Sleep ………………

m. Watch ………………… n. Fix …………………… o. Take …………………. P.

Use …………………

Examples: (affirmative form)

The man is reading a story.

She is teaching mathematics.

The dog is eating a bone.

It is raining very hard now.

ACTIVITY 9 EXCERCISE 7

Transform these affirmative sentences in negative:

The boy is eating an ice cream. John is playing the guitar.

--------------------------------------chicken --------------------------------violin

The baby is walking alone.

Lisa is dancing salsa music.

----------------------------swimming -----------------------crawling

Notice : To transform an affirmative sentence in a question, just change the position of the subject
and the verb to be like this:

The man is reading a story.

Is the man reading a story? She is teaching mathematics.
Is she teaching mathematics?

ACTIVITY 10 EXCERCISE 8
Change these sentences from affirmative to questions:

a. The students are studying now.

………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. My father is having lunch.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. Stephen is doing his homework.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
d. The girls are fixing the refrigerator. ……………………………………………………………………………………

READING : “AT A PIZZA STORE”

My aunt

My mother

My uncles

My father

My sister
Me

Today is Saturday. It was a very long week full of work and sacrifices. But you know what? Today is
different because it is my birthday! My family and I are celebrating this special day. As you can see
in this photo, we are eating pizza and drinking soda!, that´s my favorite food. My father is wearing a
white t-shirt and he´s smiling behind my cousin Ana. My mother Paula is serving some soda and
she´s sitting next to my father. My sister Isabella is in front of me enjoying her food and looking at
the camera for the picture. My cousin Thomas is speaking with my aunt Deborah who is wearing a
black blouse and my uncles Steve and Lawrence are waiting for their slices of pizza. I am having a
good time and I like to celebrate my birthdays with them.

ACTIVITY 11 EXERCISE 9
Answer the questions
1. What is my mother doing?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Who is sitting in front of me? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Who is celebrating his birthday? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What are we eating for the celebration? ………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Who are waiting for the pizza? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

These two tenses are quite different but people often confuse them. Read and analyze this scheme
and you will find the differences between them.

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Routines and habits Actions happening now
Permanent actions Temporary actions
Current facts and truths

Examples:

Routines and habits:

Maribel smoks every day. Brandon speaks Korean.

Permanent actions:

We live in Colombia. You study at SENA.

current facts and truths:

 She has blue eyes. I like soccer very much.

Actions happening now:

She is writing a letter. They are speaking now.

Temporary actions:

It is raining. We are they are celebrating!

 Presente el siguiente video a los aprendices

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEBRIBtq7q0
PRESENT SIMPLE

I play the piano on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

I don´t play the piano on Thursday or Friday.

Do I play the piano on weekends? Yes, I do / No, I don´t.

We have English class from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

We don´t have English class from 8:00 am to 11:00 am.

Do we have English class from 3:00 to 7:00? Yes, we do / No, we don´t.

They drink coffee in the morning and in the afternoon.

They don´t drink coffee in the evening.

Do they drink coffee at night? Yes, they do / No, they don´t.

 She speaks with her husband from the office.

She doesn´t speak with her husband from home.

Does she speak with her husband from the club? Yes, she does. / No, she

Doesn´t.

He sells houses and apartments.

He doesn´t sell cars or motorcycles.

Does he sell cars, motorcycles and houses? Yes, he does / No, he

doesn´t.

ACTIVITY 12 EXCERCISE 10
Answer these questions in affirmative and/or negative form.

a. Do you work in a bank? ……………………… f. Does she dance?

…………………………
b. Do you practice sports? …………………… g. Does he live in Ibagué? ……………
c. Do they have a dog? …………………………… h. Does she love you?
……………………
d. Do we speak English? ………………………… i. Does he work?
……………………………
e. Do you smoke? ……………………………………… j. Does she study?
…………………………
 ACTIVITY 13 EXCERCISE 11

What does your father / mother do during the day?

a. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ACTIVITY 14 EXCERCISE 12
What do you like / don´t like to do on Saturdays and Sundays?

a. I like to ……………………………………………………………………………………………
b. I don´t like to …………………………………………………………………………………
c. I like to ……………………………………………………………………………………………
d. I don´t like to …………………………………………………………………………………
e. I like to ……………………………………………………………………………………………

READING ACTIVITIES IN PRESENT SIMPLE

 Guy's Experience at Heathrow

At the airline check in at London Heathrow, Michael has three bags. He puts them down and
says to the young lady, “ I'd like you to send this one to Los Angeles, that one to Hong Kong and
the last one to Durban.” Her face shows signs of confusion before her training takes over and
she says, “ I'm afraid we can't do that, sir.”

“ Why not?' demands Guy, 'you did the last time I flew with you.” I have the picture!

Nobel Prize

Bob is walking down a country road when he spots Farmer Harris standing in the middle of a huge
field of corn doing absolutely nothing. Bob, curious to find out what's happening, walks all the way
out to the farmer and asks him, “ Excuse me Farmer Harris, could you tell me what you are you
doing?”
“ I'm trying to win a Nobel Prize,” the farmer replies.
“ A Nobel Prize? ” enquires Bob, puzzled. “ How? “
“ Well, I heard they give the Nobel Prize to people who are out standing in their field.”

Story About an Early Morning Drunk

Rodney and his wife Wilma are awakened at 3 o'clock early one Saturday morning by a loud
pounding on the door. Rodney gets up and goes to the door where he sees a drunken stranger,
standing in the pouring rain. “Give us a push” says the swaying stranger. “Not a chance”, says the
husband, “It is three o' clock in the morning.” He slams the door and returns to bed. “Who was
that?” asked his wife. “Just some drunk guy asking for a push”, he answers.
“Did you help him?” Wilma asks. “No. I did not. It is three o' clock in the morning and it is pouring
with rain outside.
His wife said, “Don't you remember about three months ago when we broke down and those two
guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Rodney does as he is told, gets dressed and goes out into the pouring rain. He calls out into the
dark,“ Hello! Are you still there? “Yes”, comes back the answer.

“Do you still need a push?” calls out Rodney. “Yes. Please.” comes the reply from the darkness.
“Where are you?” asks Rodney.
“Over here on the swing”, replies the drunk.

http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/stories/index_short.htm

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

They are dancing romantic music.

They aren´t dancing salsa music.

Are they dancing romantic music? Yes, they are / No, they aren´t.

He is playing soccer right now.

He isn´t playing basketball now.

Is he playing soccer now? Yes, he is / No, he isn´t.

We are participating in a radio program.

 We aren´t participating in a class.

Are we participating in a program? Yes, we are / No, we aren´t.

I am having a good time with my sister.

I am not having a good time with my father.

Am I having a good time with my friends? Yes, I am / No, I am not.

ACTIVITY 15 EXCERCISE 13
 answer these questions in affirmative or negative form according to reality.
a. Are you drinking coffee now? …………………………………………
b. Are you studying English? …………………………………………………
c. Is your mother sleeping? …………………………………………………
d. Is your father watching tv? ……………………………………………
e. Is it raining now? ………………………………………………………………
 ACTIVITY 16
EXCERCISE 14
READING ACTIVITY PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Today is Saturday and the Johnsons family is at home. Mr. Johnson is still in bed because he is
reading the newspaper and having a cup of coffee, too. His wife, Mrs. Johnson is downstairs in the
kitchen making breakfast for the whole family. She´s stirring the eggs and the chocolate. She´s also
watching an interesting tv program especially designed for mothers. Their children are Michaela,
Carolyn and Patrick.

Michaela is sleeping because she stayed up late last night because she was invited to a party.
Carolyn is making her bed, cleaning the bedroom and doing the laundry, too. She usually does it on
weekends because she doesn´t have any free time during the week. Patrick is taking a shower then
he´s going to practice with his American football team because they´re playing an important match
tomorrow. The dog, fiddle, is chasing the cats and the birds in the back yard.